Effectiveness of a Cancer Center Based Physical Activity Intervention

Purpose: Examine the effectiveness of cancer center-based physical activity counseling on physical activity rates and quality of life in breast cancer survivors.

Hypothesis: Participants in the intervention group will indicate greater step counts and quality of life at the end of the intervention compared to the control group

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Key information

Conditions

Breast Cancer Behavior Breast Diseases Breast Neoplasms Motor Activity Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site Physical Activity Quality of Life Skin Diseases Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Leo Jenkins Cancer Center

Greenville, North Carolina, 27834, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Diagnosis of breast cancer within the last 5 years
Over the age of 18 years
female

Exclusion criteria

Non-ambulatory
Poor cognitive function
Contraindications for exercise as determined by the PAR-Q

Treatment and study plan

Physical activity counseling

Behavioral

20-30 minutes of face-to-face physical activity counseling using motivational interviewing followed by 3 20 minute telephone counseling sessions.

Primary outcomes

Effectiveness of a cancer center based physical activity intervention for increasing physical activity in breast cancer survivors.

Time frame: 8 weeks

The primary outcome is to examine the effectiveness of a cancer center based physical activity intervention on increasing physical activity as measured by step counts on a pedometer.

Secondary outcomes

Effectiveness of a cancer center based physical activity counseling intervention on increasing quality of life in breast cancer survivors.

Time frame: 8 weeks

The secondary outcome is to examine the effectiveness of a cancer center based physical activity counseling intervention on improving quality of life in breast cancer survivors.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

East Carolina University

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Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2010
Primary completion: 2012
Study completion: 2012
First posted: Aug 2, 2010
Registry last updated: Jul 13, 2012

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